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How to respond

The Scottish Co-operative Party will be organising events around this policy discussion.

Local branches are also encouraged to hold events which focus on this policy document. Co-operative societies and individual members are also encouraged to respond to this policy paper.

Anyone with an interest in housing or education policy in Scotland is encouraged to respond.

Housing Policy Questions

As you are reading the policy consultation document, please consider the following questions:

What is your local communities’ experience of housing?

How could housing be improved in your local community?

How could co-operative values and principles be a stronger feature of the housing sector and what benefits would this bring?

What barriers are there to achieving a more co-operative housing sector?

How could Scottish Government and local government support be changed to support co-operative housing?

If you are an individual Co-operative Party member, local party branch or council, co-operative society or active within the co-operative movement, we would like to hear your answers to these questions.

Our consultation is open until 30 April 2019

Education Policy Questions

As you are reading this report, please consider the following questions:

What is your biggest concern regarding the education system in your area?

What changes have taken place in education in your area?

What is your local communities experience of education?

How could education be improved in your local community?

What is your view of co-operation and co-operative values and principles in education?

How could local government and the Scottish Government be changed to support co-operative education?

What opportunities are there for co-operative values to be applied to and taught within Higher Education and lifelong learning sectors?

How could we encourage co-operative solutions to childcare?

Are there co-operative solutions to the cost of the school day?

If you are an individual Co-operative Party member, local party branch or council, co-operative society or active within the co-operative movement, we would like to hear your answers to these questions.

Our consultation is open until 30 April 2019

Action Points

Download and read the two consultation papers

As you are reading, please consider the questions within the documents, which are also published at the bottom of this page.

Take part in or arrange a policy discussion

Dates of upcoming policy discussions will be published at party.coop/events. If you are a party officer and wish to organise a discussion of your own, contact us for help.